Lad is here!

Everyone was bustling around the church today.  It was like a Honduran version of Downton Abbey, with all of us doing last minute things in preparation for Lad to come.  I realized I hadn't put the chairs back after I mopped the classroom yesterday, so Meylin helped with that.  Then Ana, 2 boys and I got to work washing my car.  Don Juan was busy doing other things.  Of course it started raining as soon as we finished, but I was cleaner than before.

I started taking pictures at the airport, of the airport sign, of the video feed, but then I got so excited I forgot to take a picture of Lad coming out of the glass doors!  Nestor was there to help with his bags, which was so kind.  We got some things straightened out and then headed out to have lunch.

Ethel was thinking Lad might like to ease into things so she asked if he wanted to go to Chili's or try Honduran food.  He said he would be crazy not to want to eat Honduran food so we went to a place called Orgulloso Catracho (proud Honduran).  It was all kinds of means and traditional side dishes.  We all enjoyed our lunches and had a nice talk.

Then the food coma settled in.  All of us were sleepy, but Lad was exhausted after leaving SLC at 1 a.m. so he took a nap.  Eunice and I went to my house and sat on the balcony chatting.  Then it was time for dinner.  Ethel asked the church committee to meet Lad tonight at dinner.  We ate at a Brazilian restaurant like Fogo de Chao with a salad bar and lots of meat.  Some of the committee are going to be gone for the weekend so it was nice that Lad got to meet them tonight.

It is cool to see how the 2 churches are on the same page with so many things - discipleship and small groups being of great importance to both.  Everyone was really excited to meet Lad and he seemed to enjoy meeting them too.  I am learning that people here whom I never heard speak English before, actually speak really well.  Very interesting.

Tomorrow we will go to the Breakfast Program in the morning.  In the afternoon the church is doing a big presentation about everything they have planned for the future so that Lad can understand the vision of Iglesia en Transformación.  At night we are going to Carla and Jose's house for dinner.  I can't wait for him to meet the kids and the ladies at the Breakfast Program.  Everyone is eager to meet him.  We are going to get there early enough that he can stand near Eunice's office and greet all of the kids as they come in.  It should be a fun day!